1928 Hamilton state by-election

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A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Hamilton on 5 October 1928, triggered by the death of David Murray (Labor). [1]

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Dates

DateEvent
8 May 1928David Murray died. [1]
14 August 1928 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly. [2]
21 August 1928Nominations
8 September 1928Polling day
21 September 1928Return of writ

Result

1928 Hamilton by-election
Saturday 8 September [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor James Smith 5,85148.0-10.6
Protestant Labor Walter Skelton 4,85138.8+31.5
Nationalist Henry Cornish1,46812.0-8.5
Independent James Iceton230.2+0.2
Total formal votes12,19398.9+1.0
Informal votes1401.1-1.0
Turnout 12,33370.9-14.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor James Smith 5,96851.2
Protestant Labor Walter Skelton 5,68448.8
Labor hold Swing N/A

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References

  1. 1 2 "Mr David Murray (1885–1928)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 13 May 2019.
  2. "Writ of election: Hamilton". New South Wales Government Gazette . No. 109. 14 August 1928. p. 3811. Retrieved 23 September 2020 via Trove.
  3. Green, Antony. "1928 Hamilton by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 23 September 2020.